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"As a linguist with the U.S. Navy Fleet Support Detachment in Da Nang, Herb Shippey was assigned to air reconnaissance during the Vietnam War. Flying with fellow ""spooks"" over the Gulf of Tonkin and Laos, his duty was to protect American aircraft and ships threatened by MiG 21 fighter jet activity. Shippey's introspective memoir recounts dangerous missions aboard non-combat aircraft (EC-121 Warning Star, P-3 Orion, A-3 Sky Warrior), rocket attacks and typhoons, and the details of his service, some of them classified for forty years."

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Author:   Herbert Shippey
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9781476686721

ISBN 10:   1476686726
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   14 February 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Entering the Navy and Recruit Training Chapter 2. Washington, D.C., and New York Chapter 3. Language Training Chapter 4. Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas Chapter 5. En Route to Vietnam Chapter 6. San Miguel, Philippines Chapter 7. Arrival in Da Nang Chapter 8. Standing Night Watch Chapter 9. Flight Duty Chapter 10. Flying Dangerously Chapter 11. Daily Life in Da Nang Chapter 12. Vignettes Chapter 13. Rocket Attacks Chapter 14. Typhoons Chapter 15. Stress Chapter 16. Men of the Fleet Support Detachment Chapter 17. Bennie Trips Chapter 18. SERE School Chapter 19. Return to the Philippines Chapter 20. Da Nang Again Chapter 21. Final Days in the Philippines Chapter 22. Return to the World Chapter 23. Fort Meade, Maryland Chapter 24. Fort Meade Continued Chapter 25. Home Epilogue Index

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Herbert Shippey is a retired college English instructor who still teaches part-time. He lives in Tifton, Georgia.

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